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Seven reasons why you should sit your SOX course with Firebrand Training

You'll be SOX certified in just 5 days. With us, you’ll be SOX trained in record time
Our SOX course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals. No hidden extras
Pass SOX first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We're sure you'll pass your SOX course first time. But if you don’t, come back within a year, and only pay for accommodation and exams. Everything else is free
You’ll learn more SOX. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9am – 5pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day quality learning time, with your instructor
You’ll learn SOX faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
You’ll be studying SOX with the best. We have won the Institute of IT Training’s "Training Company of the Year" a record three times. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified 30,000 professionals, and we’re partners with all of the big names in the business
You'll do more than study SOX courseware. We use practical exercises to make sure you can apply your new knowledge to the work environment. Our instructors use demonstrations and real-world experience to keep the day interesting and engaging

Think you are ready for the course? Take a FREE practice test to assess your knowledge!

When do you want to sit your accelerated course?

Sarbanes-Oxley - European SOX Certification
Start	Finish	Status	Location	Book now
17/6/2013 (Monday)	21/6/2013 (Friday)	Open	Nationwide	Book now
4/11/2013 (Monday)	8/11/2013 (Friday)	Open	Nationwide	Book now

We've trained more than 30,000 students in ten years. We asked them all to review our Accelerated Learning. Currently, 95.87% have said Firebrand exceeded their expectations:

"The experience has been quite insightful, eye opening and interesting. One of the best training I have had and Firebrand is obviously one of the best places I have learned."
Oludare Atoki. - Sarbanes-Oxley European SOX Certification (5 days) (7/11/2011 to 11/11/2011)

"I have really enjoyed this weeks training. The instructor was great, very informative and knowledgeable and the training material assisted learning."
Kimberly Lewis. - Sarbanes-Oxley European SOX Certification (5 days) (7/11/2011 to 11/11/2011)

"Generally satisfied with the facility (although the daily distance from Robinson to the training centre a bit inconvenient). "
Pavla Bowes. - Sarbanes-Oxley European SOX Certification (5 days) (7/11/2011 to 11/11/2011)

"The course was extremely informative and targeted my specific requirements. The course trainer was extremely knowledgeable."
Anon.. - Sarbanes-Oxley European SOX Certification (5 days) (7/11/2011 to 11/11/2011)

"The environment was conducive to learning"
Anon.. - Sarbanes-Oxley European SOX Certification (5 days) (7/11/2011 to 11/11/2011)

"Engaging, Empowering and Challenging - Just what I needed!"
Spencer Bruntlett. - Sarbanes-Oxley European SOX Certification (5 days) (7/11/2011 to 11/11/2011)

"I passed the Sarbanes Oxley certification in just a few time as I expected."
Howard Laurente. - Sarbanes-Oxley European SOX Certification (5 days) (9/8/2010 to 13/8/2010)

"A very effective learning experience!"
Steve schwarz. - Sarbanes-Oxley European SOX Certification (5 days) (9/8/2010 to 13/8/2010)

"I found the boot camp set up very useful, there is a lot of information to take in but the pace is well balanced and achievable."
Simon Quainton. - Sarbanes-Oxley European SOX Certification (5 days) (9/3/2009 to 13/3/2009)

"Overall was very happy with entire experience."
John Bamber. - Sarbanes-Oxley European SOX Certification (5 days) (9/3/2009 to 13/3/2009)

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 introduced significant legislative changes to financial practice and corporate governance regulation intended to "protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws".

Our Sarbanes-Oxley European SOX Certification 5-Day Accelerated Training and Certification Program provides you with a thorough understanding of the European SOX (EU 8th Directive), and how it applies to your job, your career, your company, and your industry.

Since the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in the United States, many other countries and regions have enacted, mandated and/or legislated regulations/frameworks that are in many ways similar to the SOX Act. For example, in Japan their legislation is often referred to as J-SOX, in Canada Bill 198 is often referred to as C-SOX, and now in Europe the 8th Company Law Directive has its own nickname: E-SOX (European SOX).

While there are some differences across the various SOXes, primarily driven by company law and culture, there are a number of similarities, including:

Governance

Board of Directors
Codes of Conduct
Audit Committees
Public Oversight
Frequent Rotation

Risk Management

Quality Assurance
Internal Controls
Control Frameworks
Industry Standards
Testing Controls

Compliance

Documentation
Testing
Remediation
Audits
Reporting

Our 5-Day intensive boot camp training covers everything that you need to know to comply with not just E-SOX, but with US-SOX as well.

Our objective is to provide you with the tools, templates and technologies that you need to comply with E-SOX. We leverage the lessons learned from the US and parlay them into the context of E-SOX. The fundamentals of both are the same. It is primarily the auditing and reporting requirements that differ.

This program is for professionals in:

Finance and Accounting
Internal Auditing
Legal and/or Compliance
Risk Management
Information Technology

Interested? See prices or call 080 80 800 888

Sarbanes-Oxley European SOX Certification Program is offered in partnership with the prestigious Sarbanes-Oxley Institute - the only global provider of Sarbanes-Oxley professional certifications. This rigorous course is based on actual projects and uses real-world training methodology. Once you're certified, you'll possess the in-depth knowledge and hands-on skills you need to protect your company - and take your career to the next level.

Individuals:

Learn practical Sarbanes-Oxley skills you can use on the job.
Gain access to a wide range of E-SOX related experts and instructors.
Increase your effectiveness on the job in days, instead of months.

Companies

E-SOX certified employees will help elevate and secure your company's accounting and business methods.
Knowledgeable employees help create a compliant and more ethical organization.
Customers see great value in certification - they want the people on their engagement to have the best skills, and certification provides that proof point.

Human Resources:

Employer-funded training and certification programs are a key to retaining skilled staff. Career development and advancement opportunities are shown to significantly reduce rates of employee turnover.
Certification Training Programs provide benchmarks for hiring and promotion decisions by accurately assessing technical skills.
For-certification training programs maximize educational investments through immediate validation of skills.

Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need, including:

Intensive group instruction
One-on-one instruction attention
Hands-on labs
Lab partner and group exercises
Question and answer drills
Friendly competitions between concurrently running classes
Independent study
Self-testing

Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.

Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need:

Intensive group instruction
One-on-one instruction attention
Hands-on labs
Lab partner and group exercises
Question and answer drills
Independent study

This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering training. Courses that include certification come with a certification guarantee. Pass first time or train again for free (just pay for accommodation and exams on your return). We do not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes.

Interested? See prices or call 080 80 800 888

Introduction

An introduction to SOX and E-SOX, and is designed to help you get your feet wet with the legislations, standards, regulations and frameworks that are relevant in the context of SOX and E-SOX. We look at similarities between the two as well as differences, and start to identify best practices for SOX/E-SOX from a Governance, Risk and Compliance perspective.

Introduction to SOX and E-SOX

Events leading up to the Regulations
Key Sections, Titles and Elements
Role of Governing Bodies/Authorities
Audit and Disclosure Requirements

Frameworks and Methodologies

Internal Control Frameworks for SOX
Internal Control Framework for E-SOX
Industry Standards and Frameworks
Internal Control Compliance Roadmap

Documentation

Completely hands-on and workshop-driven, this facilitator-led session emulates the real-world in terms of what is required to put in place Internal Controls within the organization to meet SOX and E-SOX requirements. The focus on this day is on documenting internal controls, and we look at requirements and expectations from multiple levels of the organization as well as best practice that has emerged in order to cost-effectively document only those areas of the organization that are relevant to your SOX implementation.

Documenting Internal Controls - I

Entity-Level Control Documentation
Process-Level Control Documentation
Application-Level IT Documentation
Infrastructure-Level Documentation

Documenting Internal Controls - II

Flowchart and Narrative Development
Developing Risk-Control-Test Matrices
Control Types: Preventative/Detective
Control Types: Key/Primary/Secondary

Testing

Another hands-on and workshop-driven session, the Testing Workshop focuses on (a) how to develop effective tests, (b) how to executive them, and (c) how to use them to demonstrate design and operating effectiveness of your Internal Controls system at all four levels. This session piggybacks on the same case-study that was used on the previous day and thereby retains the continuity as well as real-world emulation of a SOX implementation. Best practices for testing are presented and recommendations for how to continuously improve the organization's internal control or risk management system are revealed.

Testing Internal Controls - I

Developing Test Plans
Executing Test Plans
Design Effectiveness
Operating Effectiveness

Testing Internal Controls – II

Remediating Deficiencies
Ongoing Testing/Retesting
Reusing Test Plans/Tests
Continuous Improvement

Management

Towards the end of the course you get a "promotion" (to Project Manager) and you get to do what the facilitator did previously. That is, you get to create the project, and put the various pieces together. You'll understand SOX project initiation, resource allocation, ROI and TCC calculations (the "business case"), and making SOX cost-effective and sustainable for the long run within the organization. It is workshop-driven, and is your opportunity to put all the pieces together. This concludes the program.

E-SOX/SOX Project Management - I

E-SOX and SOX Project Planning
Planning/Scoping the SOX Project
Identifying Resources and Timelines
Creating the Detailed Project Plan

SOX/E-SOX Project Management II

Implementing the E-SOX Project Plan
Using E-SOX for Risk Management
Calculating Total Cost of Compliance
Estimating Return on E-SOX Investment

Certification

The final day is designed to review the material covered previously and to prepare you for the E-SOX certification exam. It is expected that you are spending your evenings during the Five-day boot camp reading the study materials and preparing for the exam. This review is an aid in that process and is not a substitute for study. Our objective is to help you be more effective on the job and to demonstrate that via certification.

Interested? See prices or call 080 80 800 888

The CSOX credential is the only globally recognized professional examination certification in Sarbanes-Oxley. The SOX Program provides two levels of Sarbanes-Oxley professional examination certifications:

SOXBase (CSOX) is an entry-level examination certification that requires you to pass a qualifying test to determine your factual proficiency in the fundamental tenets of SOX, as covered in the program.

We will prepare you for your choice of the the following exam tracks:

Finance, Accounting, IS, IT (CSOX-FIT)

One of these exams coupled with attending our authorized course certifies you at the SOX Base-level, which is a prerequisite to obtaining the industry recognized SOX Pro-level (SOX Professional).

SOXPro (CSOXP) is a more advanced level that requires you to demonstrate substantial experience in SOX, and certifies you at the Pro-level (SOX Professional)

For each exam, Subsequent Annual Maintenance requires a minimum of 12 hours of Sarbanes-Oxley related CPEs or PDUs.

Interested? See prices or call 080 80 800 888

Books provided for free on the course

Essentials of Sarbanes-Oxley ISBN: 9780470056684
The Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Implementation Toolkit ISBN: 9780470169315
How to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 ISBN: 9780470169308

IT Governance Institute Official Courseware

IT Control Objectives for Sarbanes-Oxley

Firebrand Training offers top-quality technical education and certification training in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their studies and certification goals.

Our Certification Programs includes

Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)^TM Delivery
Comprehensive Study Materials, Program Courseware and Self-Testing Software
Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access
Examination vouchers *
On site testing **
Accommodation, all meals, unlimited beverages, snacks and tea / coffee***
Transportation to/from designated local railway stations
Examination Passing Policy

Please note

*Examination vouchers are not included for the following courses: PMP, CAPM, CISA, CISM and CISSP CBK Review
**On site testing is not included in our PMP, ISACA, or ITIL Managers and Revision Certifications
***Accommodation not included on the CISSP CBK Review Seminar

Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.

Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.

Examination Passing Policy

Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year. Students will only be responsible for accommodations and vendor exam fees.

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Firebrand Training enrolment advisors interview all potential students regarding their work experience, degrees and certifications held, and personal fortitude. This screening process ensures a successful match between the customer and accelerated certification training.

To obtain the SOXBase (CSOX) certification, there are no prior educational requirements.

However, students with 1200 hours or more documented SOX related work experience in the past year will be upgraded to the higher level of accreditation, SOXPro (CSOXP).

When you register for CSOXP, you're asked to complete a questionnaire about your SOX-related work history. Please have locations, dates, and number of hours ready.

For more information on Sarbanes-Oxley European SOX Certification, contact the Sales and Enrolment Department on 0844 888 1600.

Interested? See prices or call 080 80 800 888